i really liked the art here (although somehow not the art on the cover??) and thought that even though this wasn't overrun by words, that i wasn't craving more on every page like i usually do in graphic novels. this is more your traditional romance novel in graphic novel form and it is pretty well done and manages to get to some depth even without a lot of words or pages dedicated to any of it. it took me a few pages to get into it, but once i was, i really liked it. ( )

Momo (short, brown skin, dark hair, heterochromia) is smart, hard-working, sweet, and helpful - so much so that her best friend Kayla worries that others take advantage of her. And Kayla is concerned when Momo develops a friendship (crush? mutual crush? relationship?) with tall, short-haired PG, who has a reputation for sleeping around. But PG and Momo's friendship does develop into a mutually caring one, and they're both attracted to each other - but a few misunderstandings provide hurdles before they can achieve romantic happiness.

PG and her family (including younger brother Henry) are coded Asian (Vietnamese?), and PG's ex Soyeun appears Korean.

See also: Chef's Kiss

Quotes

"You know you can say no, right?" (30)

"Why am I always so awkward?" (87)

Why is making friends so hard? ...I can barely talk to people in the first place. (92)

"This is the first time in my life I've won anything...I feel like I've used up all my luck." (121)

insightful about others' relationships

"sometimes I wish I didn't care so much" (193)

"...as long as you remember to care about yourself" (194)

"Why would anyone want someone like me?" (250)

"I don't want to be boring" (258)

"Why am I not enough?"
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"Sometimes people want words" (277)

"I'm used to people liking me for what I can do for them. Not for me." (307) ( )